Bumping this thread about Moda Center stuff ahead of tomorrow's listening sessions. See you at Lents Park at 12:00 and Parklane Park at 3:00!
I agree. I'm so thankful to be working with Councilor Avalos representing East Portland. She's an incredible and tenacious fighter.
Yesterday, an ordinance to establish a Drivers' Resource Center for rideshare drivers passed unanimously out of the City Life Committee. (1/4)
This was a great event! Thanks to @councilordunphy.bsky.social for coming out and speaking about the importance of archaeology and this event being in East Portland. I got to speak with so many people and children that have never interacted with archaeology before.
A few highlights from today's hearing of the TSCC on Portland's budget. (All coming out of questions from Commissioner @ritamoore.bsky.social.)
In this first clip, @councilordunphy.bsky.social describes in perfect detail why state ethics rules on serial meetings are so utterly terrible. 🧵 1/
You've probably seen the Governor & Mayor pushing a plan to renovate the Moda Center. Council hasn't weighed in on this yet, & we're going to start discussing in July.
In advance of this, we're doing community engagement! Please join one of this weekend's park popups & fill out the survey!
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It’s not on the livestream, but Council President Dunphy’s team has helped arrange for some live music before our meetings:
The City Council passed the Right to Know Who's Policing You! Portland will now have policies for law enforcement masking, identification, verification and documentation that uphold transparency and build public trust.
#RightToKnow #Portland
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I guess we'll see how it goes, but huge hopeful props to @councilordunphy.bsky.social and his team for what appears to be a much-improved and thoughtful approach to the budget deliberations this year. Many lessons were learned last year, obviously.
Council president @councilordunphy.bsky.social has classed the joint up.
What should Portland do with the Moda Center? Tell the City Council what you think. Take a survey. Talk to councilors face to face at pop-up sessions in local parks. Get the facts about the Moda and w...
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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy
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For the record: no City Councilors are being asked to sign an NDA regarding the Moda negotiations. Councilors Green and Koyama Lane understand that they are not being asked to sign an NDA. We are building a public and transparent process for these negotiations, which have not started yet.
